A couple weeks ago, I went with a friend of mine to see Disney / Pixar’s Brave in the theatre. It was a wonderful feature film, and you can read my review of it by clicking that link. Before the feature started, however, there was a new Pixar short called La Luna, which is an animation written and directed by Enrico Casarosa. The short revolved around a young boy, Bambino, who goes on a night-time row boat ride with his father and grandfather. Papa and the boy’s grandfather disagree on many seemingly trivial happenings regarding Bambino, such as how he should wear his cap. The boy seems torn between following his father’s lead and that of his grandpa, but eventually finds a happy medium between the two, and maintaining his own autonomous stance.
I don’t want to go into too much detail about the film, or the fantastical event that occurs whilst the three are on their boat. Rather, I want you to go see the short in some way, and I would highly recommend it on the large projection screen at the theatre. Needless to say, in the laconic (yes, the double entendre was intentional ;)) 6’53” running time, this film captures a beautiful coming-of-age story in such a remarkable manner that I’m still thinking about it weeks later.
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Not only is the story incredibly touching, the animation is simply stunning (and Bambino reminded me a bit of a of one of the Precious Moments boys [likely because of the big, anime-esque eyes]). It is smooth, flowing, and vibrantly colourful without being overly saturated.
Anyway, Mr. Casarosa announced in an interview that the short will be featured in Pixar’s next collection release on DVD and Blu-Ray (which will definitely warrant the full 1080p Blu-Ray); I can’t wait! Until then, though, you can see it in the theatres, and pick up the marvellously illustrated book.
Cheers,
Zach
